A mysterious relief of a completely unknown Roman god was recently unearthed in Gaziantep, Turkey. The relief, which was found in an ancient temple to the deity Jupiter Dolichenus, shows a bearded man ...

Aside from the spirits, worshipped privately at home, the Romans had a large number of public gods. Many gods were believed to have taken part in the founding of Rome. All were consulted and honored ...

In mythology their lives revolved around Jupiter, Roman god of thunder and the skies. In astronomy their destiny is the same. Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, minions of mythology’s greatest god, ...